THE DESIGN OF THE ‚STRAIGHTLESS LOUNGE‘, A 3,55 METER HIGH MEANDER, IS STRONGLY INFLUENCED BY THE COURSE OF THE RIVER ‚WILDE GERA‘ IN ERFURT,
THURINGIA. DUE TO ITS FORM, THE LOUNGE CREATES BRIDGE LIKE SITUATIONS OUTSIDE AND A WIDE RANGE OF DIFFERENT ROOM SITUATIONS, LIKE SEAT NICHES
INSIDE. THE BAR IN THE MIDDLE REPRESENT THE HEART OF THE LOUNGE.

The main objective of the design is to create space instead of area and making full use of the limited range of natural light. A strict grid of ribbon windows on the facade and on the
rooftop ensures that the inside is constantly flooded with daylight. The windows can be seen as frames which create plenty of individual panorama like pictures of the environment.
ZIEL WAR ES, RAUM STATT FLÄCHE ZU SCHAFFEN UND DIE BLICKBEZIEHUNG NACH AUSSEN TROTZ EINGESCHRÄNKTER BELICHTUNGSMÖGLICHKEITEN GROßZÜGIG ZU GEWÄHRLEISTEN UND DIE PRIVATHEIT TROTZDEM ZU SCHÜTZEN. FENSTERBÄNDER ZIEHEN SICH KONSEQUENT UM DEN BAUKÖRPER UND ERMÖGLICHEN SO IN ZUSAMMENSPIEL MIT DIVERSEN LUFTRÄUMEN INTERESSANTE AUSBLICKE.

,dOCUMENTA‘: FREE TRANSLATION FROM LATIN MEANS ‚THEORY‘ OR ‚MIND‘
THIS BACHELOR THESIS PROJECT DEALS WITH THE DESIGN FOR A CENTER OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION FOR THE dOCUMENTA, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT EXHIBITIONS FOR CONTEMPORARY ART IN
EUROPE. EVERY FIVE YEARS, MORE THAN 100 ARTISTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD SHOW THEIR WORKS FOR EXACT 100 DAYS. THE EXHIBITION VENUES ARE LOCATED ALL ACROSS THE CITY KASSEL.
THE GOAL WAS TO DESIGN A PAVILION FOR THE UPCOMING dOCUMENTA XIII CONTAINING FUNCTIONS SUCH AS INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION, A PLACE WHERE ARTISTS, PROMOTERS AND VISITORS MEET AND
EXCHANGE MINDS.
THE dOCUMENTA CENTER OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION IS A PAVILION WHERE VISITORS GET INFORMATION ABOUT CURRENT EXHIBITIONS AND DECIDE WHERE TO GO AND WHAT TO SEE. CONNECTING EACH
VENUE IN ONE CENTRE HAS BEEN MY INTENTION OF A DESIGN FOR THE TEMPORARY PAVILION. THE GOAL IS TO CREATE POINTS OF CONTACT WELL KNOWN AS SYNAPSES IN THE HUMAN BRAIN. THE dOCUMENTA
CENTER OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION APPEARS AS BRAIN OF THE dOCUMENTA, PEOPLE ARE RECEIVED AND SENT OUT LIKE NERVE FLOWS AND NEUROTRANSMITTER.

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CONCEPT

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THE MOST EXPECTED VISITORS ARRIVE IN KASSEL AT THE MAIN TRAIN STATION. THE WAY GOES ALONG THE ‘TREPPENSTRASSE’ TO THE HISTORICAL ‘FRIEDRICHSPLATZ’.
DUE TO RISE THE PAVILION FOR FOUR METERS, THE BIG SQUARE BELOW CAN BE KEPT OPEN FOR ART IN PUBLIC PLACES AND THE CENTER OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION IS PUT INTO THE LIMELIGHT. ONLY
THE MOST ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS, LIKE SERVICE, TICKETSALE, LOCKERS AND THE CRECHE ARE SITUATED ON THE GROUND FLOOR. THE MAIN ENTRANCE IS LOCATED IN THE CENTRE OF THE BUILDING, BUT THERE
IS ANOTHER ENTRANCE FOR JOURNALISTS AND V.I.P. IN THE SOUTHWEST. ON THE FIRST FLOOR FUNCTIONS MERGE SMOTHLY INTO INDIVIDUAL SPACES WHICH ARE LINKED TO ONE ANOTHER VIA CORIDORS FROM
THE SYNAPSE-SHAPED STRUCTURE.EXCHANGE MINDS.

1st FLOOR

VIEW OVER TRIBUNE

LOCKER
MAIN ENTRANCE

TICKET SHOP

LOCKER
KINDERGARDEN

INFO
ELEVATOR

SERVICE AREA

GROUND FLOOR

1st FLOOR

VIEW INTO A CORRIDOR

THEATRE
VIP
COAT CHECK

READING

GIFT SHOP

EXHIBITION

BOOK SHOP

EXHIBITION
PRESS CENTER
BISTRO
TERRACE

LOUNGE

TRIBUNE
VISITOR AREA

MAIN FLOOR

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WAFFLE LIKE GRID
The digitally constructed object is disassembled into slices from two sides. The resulting crossed slats, form the basis of the construction. The crossed structure simulates a construction of prefabricated cassette elements made of glued laminated timber.
These can easily be installed at the construction site. The skin of the constructed skelleton is made of ETFE foil which is tightened between the horizontal slats. Depending on the
lightning situation the building appears in very different way as monolithic sculpture by day or as technical skelleton by night. The facade can also be used as media facade by lightning individual cassette elements. In this way the temporary Pavilion becomes exhibition venue itself by providing space and surface for visual and media arts.
Building physics
Due to the 2 layers, the facade acts as heat buffer. It isn‘t relevant to deliver protection against cold
As the temporary pavilion is only used during the summer. Fresh air can flow through the inner space because of controllable openings at the lower and upper end. Holes in the horizontal elements enable air circulation. For fresh air can be supplied also by installing an extra air conditioning system in the risen floor
The facade material, transparent ETFE foil enables natural light all over the 1st floor.